Carpenter&#39;s tool.



B. STOLL.

GARPBNTBR'S T001.. APPLICATION FILED MAY 12, 1906.

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BRUNO STOLL, OF GARDENA, NORTH DAKOTA.

CARPENTERS TOOL.

Speccation of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 1, 1907.

Application filed May 12,1906. Serial No. 316,525.

' ing is a full, clear, and exact description.

The invention relates to woodworkingtools; and its object is to provide a new and improved carpenters tool more especially' designed for pressing floor-boards, sheathing-boards, and the like into proper position for nailing.

The invention consists of novel features and parts and combinations of the same, which will be more fully described hereinafter and then pointed out in the claim.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the improvement as applied for pressing a floor-board into position for nailing, the floor-board being shown in section. Fig. 2 is an enlarged side elevation of the improvement. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the same, and Fi 4 is a transverse section of the sameon t e line 4 4 of Fig. 2.

The members A A2 of a pair of tongs A are connected with each other by the usual vertical pivot A3, and the jaw ends A4 A5 of the said members A A2 are provided on their inner or opposite faces with jaws B B, mounted to turn, and preferably in the form of disks having pins or teeth B2 projecting toward each other from the opposite faces of the said disks, as plainly shown in Fig. 3. On top of the tong member A is arranged a transverse ivot C for a resser-foot C to swing on t e said presser-foot O, extending upwardly and forwardly and being pressed on by a spring D, secured to the tong member A. The pivot O is located adjacent to the pivot A3, and the length of the presserfoot O is somewhat less than the length of the ends A4 A5 of the tongs A.

In using the device the carpenter swings the handles of the pair of tongs'A apart (see dotted lines in Fig. 3) to open the jaws B B sufficiently far to ermit of engaging the pins B2 of the jaws B B', with the opposite faces of the joist E or other support for the floorboards F or the like to be nailed to the joist E.' When the jaws B and B are on opposite faces of the joist E, then the carpenter closes the handles of the tongs A, so as to firmly embed the teeth B2 in the material of the joist E to allow the tongs A to swing on the jaws B B as a pivot. The jaws B B are engaged with the joist E at a point to bring the free end of the presser-foot C in engagement with the outer edge of the board F to be pressed in osition against the next adjacent board F, alfeady nailed to the joist E', and by the carpenter imparting a swinging motion to the tongs A in the direction of the arrow a the presser-foot O presses the board F into proper osition relative to the next adjacent board a ready secured to the joist E.

It is understood that in placing iioorboards, sheathing-boards, and the like in position it frequently happens that the boards are warped, and it requires considerable force to bring a warped board in proper position, so that its groove engages the tongue of the adjacent board `already secured in place. Nowby the use of the teeth described the warped board can be readily forced in place and without danger of the tongues and grooves in the boards being injured, as is frequently the case when carpenters use hammers for driving the board in position.

The carpenters tool described is very simple and durable in construction and can be cheaply manufactured. Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- A tool for pressing floor-boards into position for nailing, comprising members pivotally connected adjacent to one of their ends, the longer portions of said members being superimposed one upon the other, and the shorter portions lying in the same horizontal plane, and spaced apart from each other, whereby to receive the joist therebetween, disks rotatably connected with the inner faces of said shorter ends, said disks being ICO provided on their inner faees with points for In testimony whereof I have signed my gripping the joist, bearings on the upper faee naine to this specification in the presence of of one of said shorter ends adjacent to the tWo subscribing Witnesses.

pivot, a tongue for engaging the fiooreboards BRUNO STOLL. pivoted in the bearings, and a spring engag- Witnesses:

ing the tongue for resisting the upward rnove- JAMES WRIGHT,

ment thereof. MAX EBENHAHN. 

